On 28.12.17 20:52, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > There is some way of initialising a new kernel .config from an existing > one, I am sure, but I can't find it.
If your previous kernel has IKCONFIG support(*) enabled, I recommend
these steps for a kernel update to keep as many configuration options
as possible:
# eselect kernel set {number}
# cd /usr/src/linux
# zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
# make silentoldconfig
-Ralph
(*) https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/IKCONFIG_Support
